OHS GUIDELINES

PO SAFETY CONDITIONS -29/07/2022

BIAL
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10. BIAL OHS Generic Requirements

10.1. Contractor

10.1.1 Should follow all safety instructions given by BIAL OHS representative/PM (s) e.g., Site Team / OHS team / our
Customer, Client etc. Should adhere to MOWP – Method of work plan which consist of instructions given by all
stake holders before commencement of any work.

10.1.2 The contractor shall provide Accident Prevention Tools (APT) e.g., Personal Protective Equipment (e.g., safety
helmet, safety shoes, full body safety harness, hand gloves, dust mask, goggles etc.), Fire Fighting Equipment (for
Crane, DG Set etc.), First Aid Boxes (for their workers) & deliver Safety training.

10.1.3 The Contractor shall conduct Safety Training Program i.e., Induction, Recurrent & Refresher as required. Further,
medical checkup i.e., Pre-Employment & Periodic to be conducted as per requirement.

10.1.4 The contractor shall ensure compliance to safety norms, environmental norms which includes controlling of oil
spillages, waste management’s, handling of hazardous waste, control of noise etc. Process should be as per
applicable statuary requirement or directed by the first party time to time as per the BOCW act and other acts
as deemed, according to the nature of work.

10.1.5 All hazardous activities to be supported with Risk Assessment in consultation with BIAL OHS department and risk
mitigation techniques to be followed as suggested.

10.1.6 Will be fully responsible for safe and secure transportation of material which includes loading and unloading.
10.1.7 Is responsible to manage all type of waste materials/ products of your company’s works as per the requirement

10.1.8 Contractor’s employees and their transporters shall follow the traffic rules.

10.1.9 All heavy vehicles to be parked only at designated place and should have wooden/metal

10.1.10 Ensure drivers do not sleep under parked vehicles; wear appropriate PPE at BIAL site

10.1.11 BIAL or its representatives are authorized to impose penalty to contractor which will be jointly decided as per
deviation and noncompliance towards MOWP/other conditions. Any major/ frequent deviations, accountability
shall be under contactor, this can also result in termination of contract as per criticality.

10.1.12 All electrical regulations to be adhered. No wires to be loosely connected or without plug top. Wires to be routed
properly on ground to avoid trip hazard.

10.1.13 Maintain Good housekeeping and regular cleaning of working area with proper hygienic condition.

10.1.14 Prepare & submit HIRA and other documents as requested by BIAL before start of the work.
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11 - PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

Contractor shall ensure that following approved PPE shall be always available and used by its employees without exception
whatsoever at all construction site and units excluding office area or area demarked as non-PPE Zone.

SN Personal Engaged Required Protective Equipment

1 All employees working at construction sites / Units Safety helmet (Yellow color for workers, white color
for supervisor and green color for Safety Supervisor),
reflective jacket (Green color for
Engineers/Supervisors and Orange color for workers)
& Safety shoes with steel
toe cap for all.
Gumboots with steel toe, rubber hand gloves, safety
2 Workers mixing asphalt material cement, lime mortar, goggles for all effected site personnel and contractor
concrete and using such hazardous materials. must replace it periodically to ensure clear vision for
their workers.
Welding screen/ shield, safety shoes with rubber
3 Welder sole, respiratory mask, leather hand
gloves.
4 Jack hammer, DG set and Compressor etc. - Operator Earmuffs, hand gloves & safety goggles.
5 Excavator Gumboots with steel toe, rubber hand gloves.

6 Electrician HT Rubber hand gloves & nonconductive

Safety Shoes.

7 Workers engaged in material shifting/ manual Cotton Hand Gloves - Cut Resistance type -
handling works Knitted inner
8 Fabrication Worker Leather hand Gloves, safety goggles
Full body safety harness with shock absorber. Two
lane yard is compulsory with safety harness for the
9 Workers working at height working crew who needs to move during height
works/or engaged in height
works and fall arrester.

Contractor shall arrange all above PPEs well in advance and maintain a record of distribution with proper acknowledgement.
Above PPE table including but not limited to all required PPE at BIAL works. Concerned BIAL OHS or other supervisory staff
can be contacted for guidance on all required PPEs for a particular/specific work. No loose clothing will be accepted / allowed
at construction sites or restricted working area.

PPE shall be confirming to ISI/DGMS/BIS/CE specifications and shall be comfortable to its employees, when used. In case Second
Party fails to provide the above minimum required PPE, Project Manager / Safety Officer of BIAL shall be entitled to provide
the same on cost recovery basis.

12- EMPLOYMENT OF EXPERIENCED / COMPETENT PERSONS - For all activities and operations, Second Party shall:

12.1 Employ only trained skilled, competent and medically fit persons. The persons holding valid license approved by the
relevant law enforcing/regulating agency should only perform following jobs:

a) Electrical works on high & low-tension lines

b) LMV & HMV Driving
c) Heavy earth moving equipment operations
d) Blasting
e) Other (as applicable)

12.2 Eyesight of the employees in the following category shall be examined every six months.

(i) Crane operators

(ii) LMV/HMV drivers
(iii) Heavy earthmoving equipment operators
(iv) Other (please Specify)
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13. OTHER SPECIFIC OHS REQUIREMENTS

SN Requirement Conditions
1 PPEs. (Safety Helmet, Safety Shoes, Everyone at site, including drivers, crane operators and
Reflecting Jacket). visitors to site
2 Full Body Safety Harness with fall arresters At least for any person working at or above a height of 1.8
andsoft stitches or shock absorber. meters without proper scaffolding with right size of Lan
yard.
3 Full-face shield, helmet, apron, All Grinder / Welder.
andanklets.
4 Welder’s hood with dark glass. All welders.
5 Face masks (Safe Breathing). All workers working with cement and as directed by
BIAL’s team.
6 Ear Plugs / Safety Goggles. As directed by BIAL’s team. Goggles, gloves, dust mask etc. need to
replaced time to time
or as per advice of site safety personnel.

7 Cotton gloves. All riggers, excavators, electricians, or any other person

working in field.
8 Safety caution and warning sign boards. Minimum five or as directed at site.
9 Valve guards. All gas cylinders - empty, full and in use cylinders.
10 Cylinder trolleys with safety chains or safe All gas cylinders, empty, full and in use.
arrangement to keep gas cylinders
vertical.
11 DA for any gas cutting operations. LPG or RLH or any other gas not allowed.
12 Flash back arresters. For all cutting/welding torches and cylinder’s regulator.
13 Covered cylinder storage. All empty or full cylinders. No direct exposure to sun.
14 Cutting torch lighters. Proper lighters ONLY for igniting the cutting torches to be used.
15 Steel working platforms and ladders. Minimum 2’ wide steel working platform for height jobs, with
handrails, mid rails and toe guards. Only steel or Aluminum
ladders are allowed unless permitted in writing as per Risk
Assessment.
16 Metal clads industrial plugs with metal clad All extension boards and power distribution boards. No Domestic
tops. electrical sockets are allowed in construction or
industrial works.
17 No Power distribution and welding cables All cables to be laid 3m high. No cable joints in the distribution
cables.
on ground.
18 Termination Lugs. For all cable terminations including welding cables.
19 Area lighting on all sides of working areas. All sides of the working areas or as required to ensure good
illumination.
20 Certified electricians as per voltages. All electricians.

21 ELCBs 30mA/63 mA, leak current, rating. All power distribution circuits. It should be approved make.
22 Seamless Safety gloves / HT Rubber Hand For any panel work which is charged or in service.
Gloves for electricians.
23 Electrical panels Rubber mats in front of each panel.
24 Double Earthing for panels. All construction power panels and distribution boards.
25 Equipment guards. All grinding, drilling machines, all pulleys, gearboxes, and
drive belts to be covered with proper metal sheet work.
26 Vehicles Parking. To be parked outside the working areas unless specific
permission is taken.
27 Height Works. Medical examination of the workmen and supervisors
designated to work at heights shall be taken as directed.
28 Fire. Fire extinguishers and fire buckets as directed by BIAL ARFF team
tobe installed at site.
29 Cranes, Lifting tools and tackles. All cranes to have valid load test certificates, load charts,
licensed operators, and tested/certified lifting tools.
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30 House Keeping. One or more persons to be employed regularly for

housekeeping only.
31 Maintenance and upkeep. All safety gadgets like regulators, guards, PGs etc. to be
conditioned regularly.
32 Statutory requirements. All staff and workmen shall be covered under PF, ESI and workmen
compensation policy, as applicable. The documentary proofs of
these shall be submitted to BIAL’s team or construction team as per
requirement.
33 General requirements. All height work shall be carried out on safe platforms. All
hazardous works needs Risk Assessment / JSA/ work permit.
All works need contractor supervision and personnel not
following safety norms may be removed from site.
34 Scaffolds and platforms to be used for anyheight Only steel scaffolds and platforms with steel clamps, hand
work. railings on the platforms. Unless permitted in writing. IS
approved standards needs to be adopted.

*** RA – Risk Analysis, JSA – Job Safety Analysis, PG – Pressure Gauge, ELCB – Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker

14 – Declaration

By signature of this document/Safety Guidelines, the Contractor confirms that it has read and understood all the above OHS rules
and processes applicable to BIAL and its Site for the execution of the Services. All the above conditions are acceptable to the
Contractor and the Contractor undertakes to abide, adhere, and comply to their staff/personnel and to any third party acting,
engaged, deployed on their behalf.

This Guidelines prevails over any other document signed upon the parties strictly for its subject matter, the OHS rules applicable
at the BIAL Site for the execution of the Services. All the other terms and conditions contained in the agreement signed by the
Contractor and BIAL for the execution of the Services considered by those OHS rules shall apply. BIAL Shall address
recommendations as per the site need which needs to be adhered. The contractor shall follow all recent regulatory acts and
rules which comes into force as per government release in the parliament and in state.

Made on (date), at (location).

Name of Contractor ….……………………………………

For BIAL Signature of Contractor

Concerned PM/ Head of Projects Authorized Person person/PO Dept Head